Albania Parliament lifts lawmaker’s immunity

Albania's Parliament has lifted the immunity from prosecution of a Christian Democrat lawmaker convicted of murder in Belgium.

The parliament voted overwhelmingly Thursday to lift immunity for Mark Frroku following an international arrest warrant issued for him by Belgian prosecutors.

A Brussels court sentenced Frroku and three other Albanians in absentia to 10-year prison terms in 2010. Frroku has appealed and a fresh trial is due to start in October.

The vote means Frroku could now be extradited to Belgium.

Prosecutors believe that Aleksander Kurti's murder in 1999 was the result of clashes between gangs involved in prostitution in the Belgian capital.